Holiday Decorations EDUP365 2013
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Issue/Situation Christmas and Holiday decorations often have a northern hemisphere theme and don’t always reflect everyone’s culture and values… What sort of decoration can you create that will be more appropriate to you and your family? February 26, 2014
Stakeholders? Who do I need to talk to about my initial ideas? Are my initial thoughts feasible? Where am I going to get my resources from? What skills do I need to do this? February 26, 2014
Brief ď ” To create a holiday decoration that reflects where I live and the things I am passionate about
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Specifications uses materials available within the tech garage created in 60mins able to be hung up able to be easily stored for future use reflects me and my family is visually appealing
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Concepts - Ideas Using the books and pamphlets on your table, identify 3 decorations that you like. From those chosen what are the attributes that make them appealing Record these for future use…
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Concepts - Materials As a group wander around the garage – individually select 3 materials you could use to make decorations from – bring them back to your table to share. Identify what are the properties of these materials – record your group ideas using a PMI chart.
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PMI
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Places to visit The following sites might be useful for getting ideas if stuck… http://www.marthastewart.com/holidays http://www.ehow.com/christmas/decoratin g.html http://www.holidaydecorations.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=2Rxj1Y0qJVw February 26, 2014
Concepts – my designs Develop an annotated plan of what you hope to do. Use your graphics knowledge through sketching and annotating to showcase your designs February 26, 2014
Consider: size shape colour materials needed skills needed
Development/Manufacture Creating time… Please consider others as the space will be tight Get feedback from your peers as you progress with your design. Ask if you are looking for anything in particular Enjoy… February 26, 2014
Testing/Evaluation How does it look? Does it meet your specifications? If not what will you need to do to improve it? Where will it go from here?
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